Vanilla Ice worked with Ross Robinson the “Godfather of nu-metal” to make a rap-metal influenced album with live guitars and drums. Although released at the beginning of the popularity of the nu-metal genre, the album was received poorly by critics and fans as many found Vanilla Ice disingenuous with his appearance and lyrics portraying him as more urban than he was. “Too Cold” became the most successful single (due to it remixing Ice’s smash hit “Ice Ice Baby”). Read more on Last.fm.
Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice is an American rapper. Born in Dallas, Texas, United States, and raised in Texas and South Florida, Van Winkle started his musical career in 1988 and released his debut album, 'Hooked', in 1989 through Ichiban Records. He soon signed a contract with SBK Records, which released a reformatted version of that album under the title 'To the Extreme'. Van Winkle's single "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip-hop single to top the Billboard charts Read more on Last.fm
Upstart wannabe reject rapper turns into late 90’s rap metal whiner….ugh.